{"id":324338,"date":"2026-03-09T09:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spend-more-on-defence-or-risk-being-vulnerable-to-missile-and-drone-attacks-uk-warned\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T09:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T09:00:23","slug":"spend-more-on-defence-or-risk-being-vulnerable-to-missile-and-drone-attacks-uk-warned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/spend-more-on-defence-or-risk-being-vulnerable-to-missile-and-drone-attacks-uk-warned\/","title":{"rendered":"Spend more on defence or risk being vulnerable to missile and drone attacks, UK warned"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.ytimg.com\/vi\/IbpH2wMK45o\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Spend more on defence or risk being vulnerable to missile and drone attacks, UK warned\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IbpH2wMK45o\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The UK should urgently accelerate plans to spend more on its armed forces or risk being vulnerable to the kind of missile and drone attacks seen across the Gulf and in Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine, an author of the government&#8217;s defence review has said.<\/p>\n<p>General Sir Richard Barrons told Sky News this meant politicians would have to make &quot;very difficult choices&quot; to shift investment away from peacetime priorities such as health and welfare but that &#8211; following the eruption of war between the US and Israel against Iran &#8211; the world has become even more dangerous than when his review was published last June.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/story\/uk-must-urgently-boost-defence-spending-or-risk-being-vulnerable-to-missile-attacks-general-warns-13517130<\/p>\n<p>#skynews #usa #israel #russia #ukraine #iran #uk<\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Listen to our new podcast This is Why, available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/thisiswhy<\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK should urgently accelerate plans to spend more on its armed forces or risk being vulnerable to the kind of missile and drone attacks seen across the Gulf and in Russia&#8217;s war against Ukraine, an author of the government&#8217;s defence review has said. 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